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Rule #[̸̡͈͈̳̝̝̻̭̙̺̳͙̲͌̊̍̄͌̂̈́͑͐̄͐͒͛͛̎͋͆̐̑͋͒͗̇̎̆͘͘͝͝/̶͚͙̐]̴̢̢̢̡̢̬̣͈̹̠͕̟͈̖͎̜͚̰͈͓͍͎̙̳̃͗͐͆͗̈́͂͊͗̎̅͐̈́̏͋͒̒͊̕͝[̶̛̙̓̑̓͂̃̾̍́̚̕͝͠/̸̨͍̪͕̝̪̞͇̪̳̝̪͉̣͇̯̳̳̠̊͗̃̈̀̆̆͑̄̿͂̂̽͐͛̍͘̚͠͝]̸̢̢̩̜̝͓̹̦͓̩͔͈̗̼̥͕̬̙͒̀͋̓̃͜͜ͅͅ Don't

DON'T ̸̵̷̷̵̴̶̷̢̨͔͓̺̬͕̳̤͈̠̺̻̦̮̲̦͇͈̻̱̹̼̬̩͈̗͎͔̯̦̖͉̺̪̙̮̫̟͇̻̎̈̀͆͋̍̀̋͗̿̋͐̋̃̀͂̽͗͛̀́̈͒̑̅̓̓̊̓̅̕͠D̶̙̰̲͓̫̝̹͍͇͉͊̈̈́͗ͅO̵̧̨͖͍̖͍̞̥͐͐̃̕͠͝N̴͈̰̠̝̍͛͐̈́̇̑͋͛͆͐̋͆͂̚͝'̴̺̠͖̼̼̪̙̟̥̻͈̓̈́̌̈́́̆̎̂̑̽̏̚̕͝T̴̵̷̶̶̴̢̢̡̢̞̝̠̮̬͖͇̥̬̥͕̳̤͈̠̺̻̮̲̦͇͈̻̱̹̼̱̝̗͍̼͆̈́͌͗̃̊́̃̀͒͋̿̋͐̋̓̋̏̌͊̓̑́͘͜͝ /̸̹̤͚̀̐̈̚]̶̦̼̩̲͖̍͗/̴̗̮̲̹̥͓̉̐͆̄̅͌]̵̧̢̳̺̮̞̭́̓͜͝[̴̯̪̫̳̟̺̯̣̈́̀̃̈/̸̣̣̝̃͘]̷͇͂̌͆̎[̷͙̅̆̀̂̂͠/̶̥̲̖͇̠̀̏̂̔]̸̧̨͓̤͖̙̐̂͗͂̊̾͒̕[̴̬̤̠̟̱͉̒͐̈́́̄̔̊̐/̷̡̽]̷̦̹̦͔̺͉̉̅̃͝ͅ[̵̧͎̽̉̓̍͛̔͒͘/̵̡̧̞̯͓̫͉̐̔]̴̖͈̭̞̻̱͠[̷̛̫͈̹̍̊͊͑͂͌̅/̸̛̩̲̯͚̩͚͖͖͋͛̓̍͂̿̾]̵̛̥͎̬̰̙̤̟̅̈́̐[̵̝̙̱̼̌́̐̅/̷̙̱̜̺͔̣̩͐̏̂̍͜]̸̺̜͔̘̳̘̘̃͛̂͌̏͊͝[̵̢̧̛͍̺͉̱̂̀̇̊ͅͅ/̸̥̺͈̤̀̋̊͑̕]̸̘̿̐̇͂̕[̶̗̗̦͈̦͙͆̑̌/̴̨̟̖͖͔͗̊͒͊̀̎̆̚͜]̶̳͍̱͒̊͌͌̅̾̔̔ͅ[̸̢͉̫͇̫͈͉͑̂̏͆͒̅/̶̩̮͚̽̌

NEVER BREAK EVERY RULE

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Have you heard what they say?

Hmm? Reeeally, You have? Who EXACTLY did you hear it from? Puuu hu hu hu hu hu!

Tsk Tsk Tsk! How despairing! You had every opportunity! All those dead kiddies tried sooo hard to scare you away, you'd have thought you'd have given up the ghost by now! P̸͍̣͛̏̉̍Ṷ̵͑͑̕Ủ̸̧͓͈͍̊̄Ṵ̴̞͐͌͘͠U̷̡̠͕̣͆̎PU HU HU HU HU HU HUH̴̢̛̼̊͋U̶̱̍͆̐Ü̷̡͖͠Ǘ̷̼̰̉Ü̴̩̿!

Well? Was it everything you were hoping for? You know what they say, if you break the rules, you get punished! Say it with feeling now!

IT'S '̴̨̏́ ≠͓̟͍͊͂̎ͅ-̴̯̝̳̳̾=̷͙̮͒̿PUNISHMENT≠͓̟͍͊͂̎ͅ-̴̯̝̳̳̾=̷͙̮͒̿'̴̏́ '̴̨̏́ TIME

[Rule #1]

#danganronpa #junko enoshima #Horror fiction #<-well not quite #danganronpa ghost au #dangantober #dr1 spoilers #pink blood #blood tw #god Iove cursed text #That's it! Will be answering Qs tomorrow if you've any :) #dangan-illustration-ranpan #mickules #mick fnart #trigger happy havoc #the mastermind #EDIT I SPELT BREAKING WRONG

[mickules]

Not pictured here is the actual jerry-rigged lattice work of dinner mats and pillows with my laptop and tablet balanced on top Jenga-like, created in a codeine infused haze.

Just to keep yous in the loop since my surgery I'm actually doing much better, almost back to normal so I'm getting back into my art stride! and if tumble actually behaves itself for once, you should be seeing some things soon!

I'll admit I've not yet looked at any messages or asks for a long time I'm so sorry, I do very much appreciate them! I'm a lurker by nature, and usually by default logged into my reblog-blog so I can completely forget to check notifs, and then it becomes the existential dismay of 'How long ago was this sent??' (Bless all of my friends who let me get away without messaging them for literal months, I swear I don't mean to!!)

I do genuinely wanna get back into answering asks, I'm very aware I've had some floating in my askbox for way too long, and I've got answers in my drafts I've danced around posting so I can avoid the stress of fighting with tumblr bugs. But! Now's as good a time as any to tackle 'em! Why not!

I'm not 100% yet, but should be fighting fit soon! 🤞

#surgery tw #medical tw #illness tw #also not pictured is me figuring out theres a screentone tool in csp #after I'd spent hours making my own #also bless my brother - he legit is my no. 1 fan #I show him wips and he's always like 'so when are you posting on tumbl?' #he's not even SEEN dangan but he's right there with me- king shit honestly #he's also the one like 'so when you gonna answer those asks' #SOON VERY SOON #THANK YOU FOR YOUR PATIENCE #mickules #mick text

[mickules]

What do you love most of your job?

Honestly? This:

Seeing little kids (or honestly anyone) standing on the footbridge waving and seeing their tiny faces just LIGHT UP when you blast the horn . . .

It's my absolute favourite thing It makes my day.

#submas #ingo #emmet #train driver #chingaderita #ask #i usually work night shifts so I don't get to do it that often #we've got rules about when we should blow the horn #but everyone just collectively ignores them when there are kids who wanna hear it #mickules #mick answer

[mickules]

Rule #19 Never throw something useful away

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Have you heard what they say?

You should always make sure to get the full use out of something before you replace it. It's probably a sentiment you've encountered before. A cost cutting measure, or a conscientious way to mitigate waste, but it runs deeper than that at Hope's Peak.

Because he can't stand to see something not used up to its full potential.

They say you could almost pass him by, near translucent in the moonlight, a will o' the wisp, frail and delicate. A visitor this side of the Styx. His palms are upturned, as though begging for the ferryman's fare, pink to the wrist, there's blood on his hands. He proffers them to you, shivering in anticipation.

They say he holds whatever it was you threw away It shines like brand new, as though it were made of gold. Don't he remains, a wraith, flickering like candlelight. Earnest smile frozen on his bloodless lips. DON'T No matter how often he'll appear, floating in the corner of your vision. Never take his offer. You can't shake the devil's hand and expect to walk away. He leaves behind his 'gift' the smear of blood on your hands. A sharp stab of pain right through the centre of your palm. A shimmer of glass

You pick out a broken shard of a mirror.

Bad luck.

[rule#18] [rule#20]

#danganronpa #nagito komaeda #horror fiction #danganronpa ghost au #dangantober #sdr2 spoilers #pink blood #blood tw #Kinda like the 'honest axe' but he won't take no for an answer #with a little of noface on the side #dangan-illustration-ranpan #mickules #mick fnart #goodbye despair #sdr2

[mickules]

YOU'RE FREE OF THE MATURE FILTER THING I THINK

LORD YOU'RE RIGHT

And it only took *checks notes* 23 days, removing infinite scroll from my theme, 4 separate support tickets, 3 times I linked them their own TOS, 2 'how did we do :-3?' surveys and one post @'ing staff.

At the end, I still couldn't reply to a single e-mail, couldn't 'review' my flagged post, and they never even told me why it had triggered the "Mature" label in the first place.

Fix your shit first tumblr Fix the tags, fix the search function, fix the bots, fix your '''community labels''' before you listen to how profit-makers who've cannibalised the internet say you should ☝️ improve 👆 the site

for folk who like to throw stones at twitter, you sure are sitting in a fucking glass house

#honestly every time this happens it makes me want to just throw in the towel #I am INCREDIBLY UNSAVVY when it comes to tech!! trying to sort out tech issues gives me horrible panic!! #having to fight the tags and the queue and the post editor every time makes me not wanna post #I've got shit in my drafts for over a year because tumblr keeps fighting me when I try to format it for posting!! #I've so many answered asks I've been TRYNA POST AAAAH #and I can't prove it was because a male character was wearing female clothing triggered 'mature' #he was also in partial undress (not mature in their own tos) #but I am side-eying the hell out of it #tho tumblr misbehaving did motivate me to join artfight so ... #mickules #mick text

[mickules]

A Correction

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so my highly unscientific vibe check (in amongst these asks) of the B&W gym leaders wasn’t the wild stab in the dark I assumed it was; excepting the disservice I did to Brycen and Burgh. Here’s a quick remedy to that plus some asks below:

@geeneelee​ The ones with food names are triplets! And I think you’ve vibe checked most of them correctly more or less? There are a few misses, like the ice guy is kind of depressed and Burgh is a kind, flamboyant artist type. Not a smart ass, more a “fabulous darling yes more paint!!” kind of guy and I’m fond of him. Marlon had the distinction of being a jumbo who is my enemy. Also, Clay has nothing to do with them.

@penguinkiwi​ For the gym leaders adding onto what Geeneelee said; Brycen’s actually a pretty quiet dude in person though he is an actor so it would mostly depend on when the twins interacted with him ( on set vs off set ). As stated, Clay’s got nothing to do with the railway system, he’s actually a miner but theres probably common interest in tunnels and ground types (ie: Excadrill).

I honestly don’t know why the idea of the food boys being related didn’t occur to me - they’ve deffo got echoes of the eevee brothers from back in the day, just not as antagonistic.  Brycen’s super dynamic posing and sprites totally threw me; (plus that pic of him with the beartic honestly just made me laugh) The idea that he goes all in with his acting but is actually quite retiring in person is adorable.

Clay was definitely the owner of something; that cowboy hat is too conspicuous otherwise, but it was a swing and a miss on my part.

@quietlywatchingwritingreading​ asked: your takes: Burrggh: he's the bug trainer guy, and emmet and ingo both actually raise a lot of bugs. (emmet often gets tied with Joltik). he's also the painter, so yeah there could be some smugness. (His first gym was 'What if it was a beehive honeycomb filled with clowns'. His second gym was 'what if paint and giant spider eggs'.)

So you're not wrong but there's probably potential for Weird Bug Friend-rivals.

Clay has no ownership of the railroad but he is a gym leader so he might be in charge of public transit or some degree. (he's a fairly 'reasonable bootstraps leader' type character, and has a excadrill as his star. so he and ingo probably discuss their moles)

I think it goes hand in hand with the Satoshi Tajiri’s own passion for collecting bugs that so many of the bug type trainers are so enthusiastic about their bug friends. (looking at all those Bug catchers tryna check me with a caterpie) 

Like with Brycen, I think Burgh’s screenshots didn’t do him any justice - after all there’s a fine line between being serving theatrical and smug. But I should’ve known better; those trousers do scream flamboyant art teacher.

quietlywatchingwritingreading To be fair, there is also a implication that the gym leaders own the towns they're in. Drayden at least is canonically also the mayor, but he's the only town we know of with a mayor. So they all might technically have control over the Public Transportation Budget.

The idea that all the gym leaders have a vested interest in the railway is sending me. Settling pay disputes with pokémon battles. GOD if I could just throw a raticate at management instead of filing a grievance. Pikachu at the picket line WHY IS THIS SO FUNNY??

Anonymous asked: My favorite fact about Clay that was lost in translation is that he's specifically a japanese businessman who moved to the states and dresses like a cowboy, so him managing the railways in unova would be so much funnier

Suddenly Clay’s fashion choices are even funnier, of course it’s a cowboy cosplay; HE’S A MINER WHY WOULD HE NEED LEATHER CHAPS? Tho I was halfway there I guess, something in my brain took one look at him and said ‘Oil Baron’

@embretheworld​  asked: despite it being a guess, you got like pretty all of the personalities of the gym leaders spot on! the skyla part surprised me because she actually Does own a plane, she owns a whole airport. cilan, chili, and cress are actually triplets! they work at the same restaurant and in the anime cilan(cilantro?) knows the submas bros, trusts him with their train to some extent. clay's a miner and runs train tracks with carts but i think he owns a company but i don't know what it is. iris is the champion of the region in the second game at least and your like 100% right about her. in the anime cilan really like trains and since he knows the submas bros i like to think that when they were young/teens they probably helped train some of the younger gym leaders since there are a couple. but i think i rambled for too long its just fun to talk about the two and how i think they interact with other characters. hope this didn't bother you too much. have a good day/night!

I’m pretty blown away that it wasn’t just a complete whiff, especially Skyla - I was almost joking about the planes, but the more I thought about it the more I liked the idea of train/plane spotter solidarity.

I’ve pretty much got the image that the Submas bros just sort of sweep in and project their enthusiasms until they’ve collected a little band of equally passionate people who can meet their energy halfway regardless of the topics.

It’s a pretty interesting idea to think that the twins could probably easily be gym leaders in their own right; but rather they’ve waived that in order to follow their true passion of the Battle subway. Makes sense then that they might have had a hand in raising some of the current leaders given how stringent their challenge is.

A good night/day to all of yous too!

#submas #ingo #emmet #brycen #burgh #pokémon #Pokémon Black and White #geeneelee #penguinkiwi #quietlywatchingwritingreading #embretheworld #ask #honestly the twins just being friends with everyone is peak #mick answer #mickules

[mickules]

Dangantober asks

So, you may or may not have seen, I've been posting Dangaronpa Ghost Photos as a daily october drawing and writing challenge

This is just a collection of asks about them, and I'll be posting a little breakdown of my thought process behind each character tomorrow

But first, the most pressing question:

I'm afraid not, it's just gonna be THH and SDR2 but I do appreciate the enthusiasm👍! I'll be honest, I kinda ran dry on the ideas front. It might be different if I'd planned it all out in advance, but since v3 isn't a direct sequel, it doesn't slot in as neatly with the prev 2 games. I'd have had to do a lot more juggling to fit it in and I hate to admit it, but I was already starting to repeat myself a little bit. There's always next year tho perhaps...

Rest of the asks below!

oho! (referencing Chiaki's photo) you certainly did see what I did there It was honestly a toss up between that, and sonic.exe which would have been HILARIOUS. (also not sure if anyone caught the ref to one of my fave youtubers)

Fair point, Well we know what happens when you break ALL of them, But if you break a few all at once I think it'd the first option. They won't come for you at the exact same time though, the haunts cascade, one after the other depending on when you broke the rule, and how fast the ghost haunts you.

I did try to make most of the rules things that'd probably get you in trouble anyway if you were caught, but there's gonna be that one unlucky fecker who accidentally throws a new pen away and gets their ass ghost stalked by Nagito, no idea of what's going on.

@cat0901h3 Originally I was going to include a bit with Makoto as the headteacher The idea was that Junko lured you into the headteacher's office to kill you THERE, essentially framing Makoto, and starting up her whole campaign of despair again. I decided to leave it more ambiguous instead like the ending of THH, and have Junko be your unreliable narrator instead

Course this au crumbles a little if you look too hard since the sdr2 lot are actually dead and not in a simulation (and I did not plan this lol) I like to think of it like a Battle Royale situation. Junko set up the killing games but it never got outside Hope's Peak, it was kept under wraps. there wasn't an actual apocalypse.

In this scenario I do see Makoto as the headteacher, he'd probably know about the hauntings, hence why there are school policies in place that match the 'rules', I figure Hiro helps out a fair bunch working out the haunting parameters, they're trying to help their friends rest in peace.

thanks so much! super glad you like! Working fast was what I was most known for in school lol, it helps if I've got a solid visual in mind, otherwise I can meander with the best of them.

AHH?? THANkS SO MUCH! I'm so pleased folk liked them! I've gotta admit when I started I was like 'ha ha this'll be a laugh' and halfway through it was very much 'WRITING IS HARD' Lord, pour one out to the fanfic authors, I cannot do what they do!

Thanks so much! it really makes my day to see folk waiting for the next one :) Hope celeste lived up to your expectations ;)

Sorry for leaving these too late to answer! I didn't want to stop and answer in between the dangantober posts in case I lost momentum But I wanted to acknowledge it, I'm pleased I sparked your interest! :)

[EDIT this ask came literally as I pushed post]

@emberz7 AH!! Thanks so so much! I'm blown away to hear that folk were actually spooked! A little creepy vibe was definitely was I was going for I think I like Chiaki's picture the most, I just really like how it came out with the screenshot vibe. In terms of story, honestly Sayaka's it was the one that inspired me to start the whole thing, and at the beginning it was the only one I had! I think it's also the most robust in terms of flow, it feels like an actual ghost story someone might tell.

Also, I see you, you absolute GEMS who reblogged each one?? and left tags??? you don't know how much that means to me

not gonna lie that's a big reason why I didn't run out of steam sooner <3

#danganronpa ghost au #dangantober #ask #dr1 spoilers #sdr2 spoilers #drv3 spoilers #anon #gallifreyanfairy2000 #emberz7 #cat0901h3 #dangan-answer-ranpan #mickules #long post #also korekiyo was legit exorcised what do I DO with that?? #Kokichi was PASTE I was already reaching HARD for mondo #all my brain would supply was: put him in a jar. #head empty no thoughts #alt text for asks in image description

[mickules]

Howdy! I'm a fic writer, and I was wondering if- in my latest Ishimondo fic- I could include the My Other Ride Is A (Diamond) shirt from your comics? I find it extremely funny, but I wanted your blessing before I put it in the fic. :-)

YES, a THOUSAND times yes! You have my blessing! The 'shirt' is honestly my favourite accidental thing that got picked up and I love seeing it out and about. It will always be such a treasure to me that folk might want to reference things I've done!

(Context is in my pinned post but for the sake of ease:) [First appearance of the shirt] [Mondo's reaction] [Taka's reaction] [Takaaki's reaction]

Also this made me realise, I've never done the class's reaction...

Leon isn't about to let that go so easily.

#mick-answering-asks #<- all of them will be tagged that if you wanna block them #working through them asks= expect to see a BUNCH #Also the shirt is a super simple design #so I've seen plenty of similar ones not actually based on mine and that's 👌 #back at it again with the fake chat screenshots #dangan-answer-ranpan #dangan/mainAU #danganronpa #mickules

[mickules]

Hi! I was wondering, is it possible to get a version of the drawing of Ingo and Emmet with the wildflowers without the text? It’s just so pretty. I completely understand if you’d rather not though!

[from here] No worries, I've also added Ingo in Hisui without the words too. Thanks so much! I'm glad you think they're pretty; I'm quite chuffed with how they turned out :)

lil' bonus:

Tis my hubris I rarely keep my guidelines so unblurred berk Ingo is lost to time, however->

shout out to @the-poor-duality-of-man who called it

#I'm not gonna pop this one in the main tag since it's mostly repost #90% of my art is just more and more obscure meme references #it's memes all the way down #mick answer #mickules

[mickules]

Akane and Taka are solid members of the ‘raised impoverished so any and all food gets inhaled like a vacuum’ club

ABSOLUTELY CORRECT If that's the only meal you're getting, you're going to make sure you actually get to eat it.

They're working on it though (the [ask dump] this head-canon came from)

@crackinwise IN MY DEFENSE I don't know if you've ever seen anyone without a gag reflex just straight up engulf something, but it sticks with you. Figured the banana was better than the hotdog swallowing I was subjected to

'Giving Taka unfamiliar food and watching what he does with it' becomes Junko's favourite past time, declaring that it's "Brain food" and "Jeeze Taka! It'd be rude to refuse!" She also the one that keeps giving him bananas.

(edit: some more in [this] dump about Taka’s eating habits)

(next set of asks [some stuff about Takaaki & Hiroko]) (previous set of asks [mostly about pairings])

#danganronpa #kiyotaka ishimaru #akane owari #junko enoshima #mukuro ikusaba #additionally; seeing a pint just - disappear - is sincerely surreal #'ultimate sword swallower' Ok that's feckin' funny #inspired by that 'you know when you bite into a grape and it's like WOAH that's a grape!' post #sketch #mickules answer #mick fnart #dangan-answer-ranpan #disordered eating tw #defensive eating tw #bullying tw #dangan/mainAU

[mickules]

Could we see your head canon for how Takaaki got that scar on his forehead?

Most people (Taka included) think that Takaaki's injuries were sustained during the line of duty, but in fact almost all of them were caused by other officers under the guise of 'friendly fire'. Takaaki was made an instant target after his father's impeachment, the fallout effecting most police payslips/pensions. His own record was impeccable so they couldn't outright fire him, so he was bumped down to cold cases, and would be relegated to the worst patrols when he signed for overtime. He was extremely outspoken against corruption so the scandal destroyed his credibility and every dirty cop saw it as a perfect opportunity. For his part; Takaaki goaded them- meticulously gathering evidence because his word alone meant nothing, using spite to fuel his personal vendetta and pursue a one man campaign to see every single one of them taken down. It's not just the gangs who call him 'Demon Cop' (in canon the scar was from one of his beta designs but he lost it in the final cut which was a shame)

references to [these] - [asks]

I do love the idea of Takaaki having his own 'Ishida' side, he certainly has the eyes for it! But my bro made a good point that if Taka gets his emotional side from his mother - stands to reason he gets his 'Ishida' side from her too. Especially with her sheltered upbringing she'd probably had no healthy way to express such utter rage, other than becoming a Mama Bear.

If that was the case too - it makes it even funnier to imagine Taka's maternal grandparents, recognising the boy that looks like their ex-son in law, with the personality of their estranged daughter, and remembering her temper. They might make themselves scarce.

(alternatively: "Hey Takaaki! How do you keep control of your 'Ishida' side so well?" "That's my secret. . . I'm always 'Ishida'.")

:-O!!! Gift fic to me?! That's so cool! I hoped no one would notice but I completely avoided naming her on purpose, as I am diabolical at names- I have OCs from childhood who are still nameless - So I'ma take a leaf from @porcelain-dionysus 's suggestion and give her the 'Kiyo' from Kiyotaka's name : Thus Kiyoko. :)

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You're totally right. Taka was a lifeline for Takaaki, someone for whom all this pain and struggle and misery was for. He thrives on being able to care for someone, to be useful to them, to have them depend on him, and Taka makes it easy to weather the storm.

No, Takaaki is a bean pole. He runs on coffee, cigarettes and spite. And riceballs when Taka makes them for him. (feat. the convo with my brother when I sent him this pic)

The image of Takaaki as a serial dater who has made his way methodically through all the parents of his son's friends is PEAK. Takaaki as the most eligible bachelor, inspiring Lady Dimitrescu style interest for this tall scary man amongst the Hope's Peak parents is so bloody funny to me.

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You know the Hagakures would find a way to force Takaaki and Taka out of the unhealthy work/study - sleep cycle they force upon themselves, and a post-school summer celebration is the perfect excuse to get the boys to relax for once. It's probably Hiro's idea, but Hiroko is the one who organises it.

Hiro ends up with being sentenced with a community service order - he gets Taka-bro to help him with it. He's comfortable with Hiroko pursuing relationships because he knows if he did notice any red flags with it, she would definitely hear him out.

(thank you!! :D) If they did get together it's unlikely they'd get married on paper, mostly because Takaaki would refuse to put her in a situation where she could be saddled with Toranosuke's debt. They'd probably fall into a common-law marriage, and not knowing exactly when they became a couple, once a year they'd pick a random day to celebrate their ''anniversary''.

(edit: more takaaki asks - [here])

(next set of asks [here] mostly just text this time round tho) (previous set of asks [about Taka’s eating habits])

#danganronpa #takaaki ishimaru #ishimaru mother #yasuhiro hagakure #hiroko hagakure #kiyotaka ishimaru #kozzy-wozzy #porcelain-dionysus #Takaaki gets a lot of his catharsis from seeing dirty cops get their comeuppance #ask #anon #dr1 #injury tw #mickules #mickules answer #dangan-answer-ranpan #dangan-minicomic-ranpan #dangan/mainAU

[mickules]

Our poor Taka is STILL getting sunburn

[this comic] for reference and its [redraw]

He's not even that pale in the game - but something tells me Mr. "studying is my hobby" isn't too used to being out in the sun.

Oh you know big sis Aoi taught Yuta how to swim (plus the idea that there are a bunch of class 77, the class who were on the island, who just can't swim tickles me)

(I just need you all to experience the whiplash I received getting these asks back to back)

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I'd almost forgotten with the buzz of a new game that its nintendo exclusivity has us edging ever closer to a reality when Nagito and Sans interact in official material together. I am not ready for this eventuality.

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(!!Thank you!!) Can't lie; I got HYPE when I heard the game announcement - I ended up havin' a lot of fun with this one! I'm really looking forward to seeing what the game has in store for us (here's hoping for some badassery eh?)

--- Byuakuya, and by extension Polanski, don't deserve to have abs, abs need to be EARNED

I'll never say never, BUT I won't get your hopes up either - I'm sorry to say it's unlikely that I'll be fiddling about with any of the novel material. I found them a little difficult to get into I'm afraid. Out of all the things I like about dangan - I've gotta admit the actual overarching plot is lower on the list, so I haven't had much impetus to delve further into it (I've not watched the anime either for that matter) but I have absorbed a lot of the expanded story through osmosis.

*tropical kanye remix of megalovania starts playing* @authordgaster

#danganronpa #danganronpa decadence #kiyotaka ishimaru #mondo owada #aoi asahina #yuta asahina #sans undertale #my brother says taka has 'ghost skin' you know that kinda pale that's almost blue where you can see every vein #I refuse to allow nagito any abs #Byakuya either #anon #ask #mickules answer #dangan-ranpan-answer

[mickules]

!!New Challenger Approaches!!

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from [this ask] and subsequent accidental 'Parent Trap AU'

Meanwhile, in detention:

Mondo has an eye for detail when it counts

[I've explained what the hell Ultimate Devil's Advocate is supposed to mean under the cut cos it got a little wordy; along with a bunch of Taka/Ishida twin asks!]

(edit: some more [asks] about this au)

Alright - so hear me out; this might get a little esoteric (and probably really pretentious, feel free to drag me for that)

The main thought was something that was in direct opposition to Taka's 'Moral Compass' (which itself doesn't really have a concrete meaning); something rebellious and tempestuous, that still came from a place of hard work- not just pure talent.

And since Taka often sides with societal expectation and the authorities; perhaps someone who challenges them, and exposes the flaws in the system.

Then, the idea was that perhaps Ishida advocates on behalf of those who can't, speaks up and challenges the power structures on their behalf, through any means at his disposal, rather than blindly rebel like Mondo might; utilising Taka's sense of righteousness.

A Devil's Advocate is someone who takes the opposite stance, arguing an unpopular position to provoke debate, and as such could find themselves naturally in opposition to A Moral Compass who places his faith in the more widely accepted rules and regulations, established by the authorities. And if Ishida's position proves to be untenable, by his challenging someone's ideals, they can strengthen their own position and tighten their resolve.

Plus, linguistically, the DEVIL'S advocate contrasts nicely with the MORAL compass.

Ishida was raised with his maternal family - a Togami like business conglomerate, and he was expected to become an asset to them. Through years of being exposed to corporate double speak and two faced business deals Ishida taught himself to unravel the threads of someone's intentions from their actual words, developing extremely strong debating abilities but also an intense dislike of the machinations of whole system and how it was built on deceit and profiteering (not unlike the behaviour of Toranosuke). He worked hard to sharpen his skills and used them to expose the lies and loopholes that the system was built around, in direct opposition of his maternal grandfather, and earning enemies in high places, but also allies in surprising ones.

Taka finds comfort in rules, Mondo needs to break them, but Ishida wants to dismantle them.

There were some fab suggestions for Ishida's ultimate:

@ladymage @yaysof11037 @honestlyboringperson

I liked the suggestions of Ishida working in conjunction with Taka, like where he protects him, or even where he's a direct threat to him - and I thought what could encompass both of these was something that took Taka to task, by challenging his preconceptions, much how Mondo did when they actually connected. Having someone confront you on your beliefs can be arduous but could leave you stronger for it - either strengthening your values, or confronting your flaws. Much like how the Leader of the Opposition is supposed to confront the Prime Minister. Chaos or Vigilante are a really cool angles too, as were the more physical talents which definitely leaned into the aggressive 'Mondo' side. Ishida is not afraid to get his hands dirty in his quest to stand opposed to the powers that be, no stranger to resorting to violence if necessary to be heard. (I wanted him to be colourful and flashy as well rather than using just darker colours like Mondo, another inverse of Taka's strict need to conform, a bright Hannya graphic T in reference to his talent and a construction helmet and shinai for when he has to fight his way out)

Ishida just strolling in, casual as you like, as the very picture of Taka having an absolute breakdown and just being floored by all the very genuine heartfelt care that the class shows him. Taka meanwhile, giving out detentions, having NO IDEA the class think he has completely cracked and are desperately trying to get Mikan to fix him.

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It would be WILD foremost because seeing Taka and Ishida interact would give the class another more human perspective of the 'Hardass', just like with Mondo, especially since Ishida LOVES to share little titbits that embarrass Taka (although nothing actually hurtful: just things like Taka dying his hair in an effort to soften his intense appearance and it in fact having absolutely no effect at all)

Ishida is more like Taka then they expect; he seems the polar opposite being socially savvy, casual in dress and speech and an iconoclast, but he is also exceedingly passionate (and with that LOUD), feels a sense of responsibility to those around him and is surprisingly studious. Although not in aid of his schooling; he studies excessively in order to have plenty of ammunition against people who would patronise, dismiss or lie to him. It takes a while to realise that the twins get along famously because every conversation they have seems to be a screaming argument, but in reality they thrive off the competition and debate, as exhausting as it can be for those around them.

At first glance, he comes across as aggressive and volatile, and though he does have a temper and won't shy away from violence, he plays up his 'delinquent' tendencies so that people will underestimate him. He can read a room well, and will adjust his attitude to match: being loud and boisterous with say Taka or Hina, but being quieter and calmer with the shyer members of the class. He doesn't want to be seen as a bully, so he won't start conflict with people who he thinks won't handle it well (his assessments are usually pretty good, but he can be arrogant at times) He ADORES debating with Togami for example, even if he hates him as a person, cos he loves the challenge of getting a rise out of him, and Togami won't turn down an opportunity to 'best a lesser' Conversely, he likes Hiro as a person, but HATES any conversation topic he brings up because: "ALIENS AREN'T REAL HIRO!!" It takes the longest for Mondo and Ishida to warm up to one another. Not least because of a spark of anxiety Ishida gets from Taka having friends outside of him, but also because Mondo does not do well with his biker gang rhetoric being challenged. It takes time, maturity and mellowing but they do end up very close, having far more in common than not. (Taka is thrilled by this development)

@chinchillasinunison if this is true than the hideous colour pallet of the school is a greater evil than any of her bloody war crimes. I'm gonna put blame for how long this comic took me to finish SQUARLY on Junko's terrible design sense. (But also my laptop came up with the trick of overheating when being charged if it was turned on, so that slowed me to a CRAWL lemme tell you)

#danganronpa #kiyotaka ishimaru #kiyondo ishida #mondo owada #chihiro fujisaki #leon kuwata #dr1 #parent trap #honestlyboringperson #chinchillasinunison #ladymage #yaysof11037 #comic #dr1 spoilers #(technically) #this comic honestly kicked my ass - panels/bgs/colour just did not behave #but ishida not using real swears tickles me PINK #mick fnart #mickules #mick answer #anon #dangan-answer-ranpan #dangan-colourcomic-ranpan

[mickules]

What are your opinions on rare Danganronpa ships? If you have any favorites, what would they be?

I'm afraid I don't really have any in the way of rare ones, since I tend to hover around canon-compliant. Even then, in general I don't err toward romance very often, rather I tend to land hard on platonic, ride or die, best friends interactions. There usually has to be something specific that suggests otherwise to me.

In the rare-pair platonic vein, I think Hifumi/Tsumugi are dream team collaborators. They would dominate any convention. I like to think they have a surface level rivalry where they try to top each other, but are extremely appreciative of the other's efforts.

Also, I don't know if this is that rare- I've definitely seen it floating around, I think first from @hatteymcstache Romantically or platonically, I think Celeste would love Gonta. Endlessly gullible and accommodating himbo who wants to be a gentleman? That's too perfect, she'd never let him slip through her fingers - although the bugs and lack of shoes might be a hurdle.

I mean is this or is this not her peak aesthetic?

I can see why antagonist-protagonist pairings can be so popular since there's so much interpersonal conflict to delve into and explore- especially since many 'rival' pairings are essentially two allies who are separated by circumstance. In essence that's what Taka and Mondo are, just fast tracked from enemies - friends - soulmates by way of sauna based conflict resolution.

I'm sorry to say that I've been primed by a childhood adoration of Seto Kaiba to be far too generous to Byakuya (excepting that nonsense with Chihiro) He'd never describe any of his relationships in terms other than 'temporarily interesting plebeians with some limited potential use' with any kindness he provides always having an ulterior motive; but his interactions with Makoto give off 'surly cat who happens to be in the same room as you 90% of the time' energy to me.

Nagito is a bit of a nebulous one for me to imagine since he seems a too preoccupied with his adoration of the talent the ultimates posses than necessarily caring about them as people which makes it difficult for me to see him engaging with any of them in a genuine way, either platonically or romantically. (there does seem to otherwise be some 'protag-oriented' energy in SDR2 with how the cast interact with Hajime lol)

I . . .uh. . . I'll be frank. I know he's a fan favourite but I just do not jive well with Kokichi. No shade meant, but because of that no matter how I try, I can't really imagine any interaction between him and Shuichi that doesn't boil down to:

Ah, for the record- No I don't, but I think this is continued confusion from the "v3 cast as the kids of the dr1 cast" post - in hindsight it's kinda opaque- so let me clear that up! The top part was supposed to show adult Mondo and adult Taka with adopted son Kaito meeting newly adopted sister Maki. In my mind it was unmistakable that they would be adopted so I plain forgot to specify! I can see how it looks like two separate parents introducing their kids.

The bottom part was supposed to be completely separate alternate take, showing adult Hiro with biological son Kaito from an unspecified partner. Unspecified because I don't personally picture anyone specific with Hiro romantically. (That's just me of course, I know there's a lotta love for Hiro in the fanbase!)

I hope that ^ clears it up! (Coincidentally my parents have the same age gap, tho' of course they didn't meet in high school with my dad havin' been held back like 6 times XD)

(edit: more pairing [asks])

(next set of asks [about Taka’s eating habits]) (previous set [Head-canons about Taka’s mum/Takaaki])

#danganronpa #ask #anon #yaysof11037 #hifumi yamada #tsumugi shirogane #mondo owada #gonta gokuhara #celestia ludenburg #yasuhiro hagakure #dr1 #I think the continuous love interest endgame subplots in media just exhausted me #like in telltale batman- me and 2% of players chose to be platonic with catwoman #and you still had to actively push her off you after being snogged #mickules #mick answer #dangan-answer-ranpan #long post

[mickules]

It’s Taka’s bday!! 🥳🥳

Belated Birthday Sweets

Nothing beats getting to be a little bit spoiled as the Birthday Boy.

#danganronpa #mondo oowada #kiyotaka ishimaru #chihiro fujisaki #I got so blindsided - I straight up thought it was still august #gave me whiplash had to double check my work roster I damn near thought I'd missed day of work #I'm gonna blame that new AA game - got me fully distracted #caught this sneaking through my ask box; maybe gonna do another dump #mickules #mick answer

[mickules]

Minicomics - uno

Tumblr has been MISBEHAVIN’ lately. Its fave thing is to not show my posts in the tags, but the new thing it’s done is scrambled my answered asks so they’re incomprehensible so that’s fun times!

(These asks were in reference to [this comic], and its [continuation]!)

Since the day shift has boggled my noggin I’ve been sluggish lately, however I have been amusin’ myself with some mini-comic answers to asks. Thought I might just throw ‘em all here for yous:

I think Taichi inspires the same ‘MUST PROTECT’ instinct in people the same way Chihiro does. No one believes Taichi is there of his own volition, and especially no one believes Takaaki is a police officer.

They’ll never tell. But that’s ‘cos they also have no idea. (honestly tho, I wanted it to be clear they were super close, but ambiguous enough that they audience could choose what they preferred. Perhaps a little cheeky of me but I personally fluctuate day to day between platonic DlLF/MlLF solidarity and romantic yin-yang of delinquent x lawman) If they were dating however:

The love-life of shift workers (feat. how I actually met my future stepdad for the first time)

I think Hiro does show some real promise as big bro material once he finally takes a role of responsibility after the fallout of trail 2 BUT Taka is not known for his flexibility. I think it’ll take a while for Mr. “My worth is tied to my ability to succeed as a student” to warm up to Mr. “I purposely failed high school multiple times to hide from the yakuza” He’ll get there, with a loooot of help from Mondo and Hiro.

It would be an adjustment to say the least.

(and the 2nd set of ask minicomics ~ are [here])

#danganronpa #Kiyotaka Ishimaru #mondo oowada #takaaki ishimaru #hiroko hagakure #taichi fujisaki #chihiro fujisaki #makoto naegi #leon kuwata #junko enoshima #genocider syo #welcome to my maymay hell #dr1 #trigger happy havoc #comic #sketch comic #mickules #mick answer #ishimondo #ask #anon #dangan-answer-ranpan #dangan-minicomic-ranpan #dangan/mainAU